The proposal is designed to appeal to Republican senators, and comes after Pa. Democrats unsuccessfully tried for years to ...

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and state lawmakers are getting down to crunch time, with big questions still outstanding ...

A bill proposing changes to Pennsylvania’s minimum wage has passed the State House today. House Bill 1549, sponsored by Rep.

Pennsylvania would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour in 20 of its counties, and to $12 in the rest under a bill the Democratic-controlled state House passed last week. It’s a new approach for the ...

House Bill 1549 would increase it to $15 per hour for most Pennsylvanians, though in some smaller counties, it would only ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour in 20 of its counties, and to $12 in the rest under a bill the Democratic-controlled state House passed Wednesday.

The overall debate is not new. Neither are the arguments: All surrounding states — even West Virginia, supporters of raising ...

We have reservations about the state House passing a bill to incrementally increase Pennsylvania’s minimum wage. As this issue has routinely resurfaced every few years for decades, we’ve noted that ...

The Democrats' one-seat majority in the Pennsylvania House successfully carried a bill through to the Senate that proposes a ...